After every successful prosecution comes the sentencing. But in several high profile criminal cases involving food safety, sentencing is turning out to be pretty complicated. Take the case of 74-year-old William B. Aossey Jr. He’s the Iowan who built Midamar Corp. and Islamic Services of America (ISA) into a successful
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Iowa Federal Judge Orders Halal Food Exporter Detained Until Sentencing
His attorneys are trying to get him a new trial, but after being convicted by a jury July 13 on 15 federal felony counts, William B. Aossey Jr. was locked up. A new detention order means that he’ll remain locked up until sentencing. Aossey was found to be too much
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Jury Trial Underway in Iowa Over Alleged Halal Beef Export Scheme
The trial of William Aossey Jr., 73, began Tuesday in U.S. District Court for Northern Iowa with opening statements and the first witness taking the stand. 
After the jury was selected, prosecution and defense attorneys offered competing theories about who was in charge at Midamar Corporation during the 2007-10 period
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Confusion Over Lawyers Marks Start of First Halal Trial in Iowa
As the federal trial gets underway today in Cedar Falls, IA, the religious card is not really being played, but it is clearly in the deck. And one of the South’s more prominent agriculture and food attorneys is joining the defense team for William B. Aossey Jr. In response to
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Halal Beef Exporter Goes to Federal Criminal Trial in Iowa on July 7
The man who built a worldwide Halal beef exporting company from Iowa will go to federal criminal trial in Cedar Rapids on July 7, beginning with jury selection. Federal Magistrate Judge Jon Stuart Scoles has denied defendant William B. Aossey Jr.’s motion to continue the trial for a third time
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Iowa Halal Producer Gets Hearing on Seized Emails
A motion for an emergency protective order, which is being sought by attorneys for Midamar Corp. executives, will be heard Tuesday by a federal magistrate judge in Cedar Rapids, IA. 
Midamar founder William B. Aossey Jr. and his two sons want to regain control of emails they say were seized
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Defense: Halal Case Documents Swept Up in Iowa Federal Raids
Defense attorneys for the Halal meat exporter charged with fraud and conspiracy are upset because they say confidential attorney-client emails and other documents were swept up earlier this week when Midamar Corporation and two other locations in Cedar Rapids, IA, were raided by federal agents investigating an alleged gun-running scheme.
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